BJP worker targeted in Tamil Nadu again; petrol bomb hurled at his vehicle in Tuticorin

Amid a series of attacks on properties of RSS and BJP workers in Tamil Nu, a petrol bomb was hurled at an Omni bus belonging to a BJP functionary in Tuticorin. incident occurred on Sunday night when  bus, owned by BJP leer Vivegam Ramesh, was traveling from Thiruchendur to Coimbatore.

Some miscreants allegedly dropped bottles filled with petrol from a bridge as bus was passing under it.  bomb however missed and fell on ro, causing no harm to people or property. A complaint was filed with  Tuticorin police, which launched an investigation into matter. 

incident comes a day after three such kerosene-filled bottles were thrown inside residence of an RSS member in Murai.  incident triggered a fire, causing damage to owner's car. A similar incident was reported in Tambaram, where an RSS functionary's residence in Chitlapakkam was targeted with petrol bombs. 

Similar fresh incidents -- from Murai, Salem, and Kanyakumari -- where unidentified miscreants hurled such substances have been reported from state.

Tamil Nu police warns of slapping NSA against miscreants

Attacks on RSS workers have grown rampant since central agencies launched a crackdown on PFI workers earlier this week. Over 100 top leers of rical outfit were arrested by National Investigation Agency after pan-India raids on multiple offices and residents of functionaries across country.

Since n, police said premises and vehicles of members of BJP and RSS, mainly in and around Coimbatore, are being targeted. On Sunday, DGP said security has been beefed up in Coimbatore with deployment of around 3,500 personnel from Rapid Action Force and state commando force, among ors.

"It is being warned that those impeding public peace through such acts will be arrested under NSA," DGP said.